Tamaki College Sports Day

Yesterday all Year 8's from Ruapotaka, Point England, Glen Innes Primary, Glen Taylor and Glen Brae schools went to Tamaki College for a sports day. The day was only for the Year 8's because they are going to Tamaki College next year as a student. Each student had a photo taken with their name and also with a sticker on their shirt. On the sticker there was another one that was a colour, my colour was blue. Mr Stevenson called out all of the colours so everyone could go in their teams. The first activity we did was Volleyball, the teacher split us up in 4 teams. In my team I had Tevita Smith (Who use to come Ruapotaka) and Hemi (A boy who goes Glen Brae. The teacher was encouraging the other teams because we were the King of the court. We won all of our matches because we were just to good. The Other activity's were Netball, Touch, Basketball, ABV activity's, Softball including Volleyball. We all were exhausted and tired.

Mega Tsunami: Would Auckland Survive?

Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, equal in power to the one that destroyed Napier in 1931, Civil Defence initially issude no Tsunami warning but 55 minutes afterwards did so, claiming a tsunami was possible. A 2m high tsunami had already hit the Kaikoura coast by then. Some people in Kaikoura and Wellington had already left for higher ground, but others haven't.

Adidas Pull Sponsorship Of Athletics

The sportswear company Adidas has announced that it will stop the sponsorship for athletics equipment.

Apparently the move is because of the allegations of athletes doping. Adidas have been sponsoring athletics ever since 2008 it was a deal that was suppose to last 12 years. When it was signed the deal was worth about NZ money 51 million dollars. 

Adidas thinks there is too much risk for their brand reputation to continue with the IAAF.
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Duffy

On Thursday the 16th of February, we had a duffy theatre show at the multi purpose room and the main characters were Duffy, Ruby and Phil. Duffy liked to read a book about doctor who. The way he told us the name of the book, was Knock Knock!/ Who’s There/ Doctor/ Doctor Who?, And that’s and he told us the name of that book while he was in his bed that was standing up. It was a bit funny at the beginning when duffy’s neighbour Ruby, was an old lady and walking like her back was really soar. The when duffy went over to Ruby’s house and had a boogie with her, at the back of her caravan. Then duffy got to look at Ruby’s photo album with all her photo’s in it and her dad as well. When Ruby went back to when she was 4 years old, a plane flew by and Ruby’s dad got called to war out in Crete/Greece. When he went ruby was all sad and duffy was feeling sorry for her. Then Duffy saved Ruby's dad in Greece. 

Going To Technicraft

Yesterday I was suppose to be going to softball but I forgot my notice at home. So instead of going to softball I stayed at school in Room 12. When we were in Room 12 we had to do work and other stuff, Until the bell rang when it was the best bit because we were going to technicraft. At Technicraft we make berry smoothies.

When we were at Tamaki College our teacher Ms Tuipolutu took us inside and we sat at random tables. Then we had to get our bowl's of mixed berry's at 2 frozen bananas and put them together, and after we put it together we had to go to Ms Tuipolutu. When we went to Ms Tuipolutu and we got some milk to put in our bowl and let it rest. Then we got yogurt in our bowl. The we mixed it a bit and then put it in a blender.

When it was done we drank it all and sat on 2 tables and talked about our smoothies.
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Muhammad Ali Dies

Worlds most famous boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74. He is one of the most famous sportspeople in history. He won many awards for boxing including three Heavyweight Champion of the World titles. Ali was diagnosed with a disease called Parkinson’s which is a condition that affects the brain. Parts of the brain become damaged over many years causing problems including shaking and slow movement.

1 Week Trip

Last week Wednesday, The whole of Ruapotaka School went to Tamaki Primary because the school was having a special clean in our roof because it might have Asbestos in our roof. The reason we went there is because the ministry wanted to keep us safe while they cleaned the roof. If they were cleaning the while we were there, we could've got Cancer that could affect the lining of our lung or abdomen.

Queen Elizabeth Sends Condolence Message To NZ After Kaikoura Earthquake Deaths

The royal family is shocked after the 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit North Canterbury, and has sent its condolences for the deaths of two people in the quake. Mt Lyford woman Jo-Anne Mackinnon died of a suspected heart attack when the quake hit just after midnight on Monday morning, while Kaikoura man Louis Edgar was killed when his family's homestead collapsed. In a message to Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy, Queen Elizabeth said: "Prince Philip and I were shocked to hear news of the severe earthquakes that struck on Monday.

Strange Lights During Earthquake Confuse Onlookers

People in Wellington have witnessed a luminous phenomenon known as earthquake light on Monday morning. An Instagram user Syrian Kiwi who is living in Wellington, posted a video showing the lights flashing in the sky. The user wrote
"Sky during earthquake in Wellington. Hope everyone's safe."
Earthquake lights attend to happen all around the world, where vertical faults allow stress-induced electrical currents to flow rapidly to the surface, producing the Phenomenon. The earthquake lights are a bit like the Auroras and produce a white and blue combination of colours. Earthquake lights only show up when the magnitude 5.0 or higher. Experts say the lights may one day help predict the approach of future earthquakes.

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love- My Favourite Scene.

My favorite scene in Brotherly Love is when Sergio makes his team win in the NBA finals and his big brother June comes over to congratulate him on his win.

His sister Jackie also runs over to hug him because of how proud he made his town and also his family, his mum even knew about it and she wasn’t there. After his big game they went over to a graduation party. Sergio, Sean and his other friend go over to rob this big house in the ‘Hills’ (That’s what they call it.) Sean and Sergs other friend got caught by the police when they were carrying T.V’s in to their car.

After the other cop arrested Sean and his other friend, he goes into the room where Sergio was and search’s it. He see’s Sergio lying on the floor with his hands up, “It’s all clear” The officer said. Serg was lucky because the officer thought that he was living in that house.

Actors:

Keke Palmer-Jackie

Cory Hardrict-June

Eric D. Hill Jr-Sergio

Romeo Miller-Sean

Quincy Brown-Chris Collins

Macy Gray-Mrs. Taylor

Duco Confirm Joseph Parker Vs Andy Ruiz Fight For Auckland

Promoters Duco have confirmed that the Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz Jr bout will take place at Vector Arena in Auckland on December 10. The fight for the vacant WBO heavyweight title will remain on New Zealand soil after Duco managed to secure the requisite financial backing following Auckland City Council's denial of their bid for public funding last week.

Liverpool Rout Watford, Arsenal Draw With Tottenham

Liverpool stormed to the top of the English Premier League table for the first time since May 2014 after they hammered Watford 6-1 on Monday (NZT). Sadio Mane scored twice and Philippe Countinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Giorginio Wijnaldum got the others as Liverpool moved one point above Chelsea. Countinho had already hit the wood work before Mane got things rolling with the opener and Coutinho and Can made it 3-0 at halftime. Roberto Firmino added a fourth in the second half before Mane got his second and though Daryl Janmaat grabbed a consolation, Wijnaldum scored the sixth to send them to the top.

Man wrestles panda to impress ladies

A man who snuck into a panda enclosure found himself in a wrestling match in a zoo in Nanchang China. Mei-Ling was sleeping when the visitor who was reportedly showing off to female friends, jumped into the panda house. The panda then woke up and gripped his leg before wrestling with him and pulling him to the ground. The man struggled to free himself and eventually managed to escape. According to witnesses, his trousers were torn a little, but the man and the panda were unharmed.

Steven Adams Prepares For NBA Opener By Watching Japenese Cartoons

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Steve Adams wasn't watching former teammate Kevin Durant lose his first game with the Golden State Warriors yesterday. The giant Kiwi had more pressing issues at hand. OKC begin their season on Thursday afternoon (NZT), taking on the 76ers in Philadelphia, As they move ahead without former inspirational leader, Durant.

Malta Plane Crash Kills All On Board

Five French officials have been killed after a small plane heading towards Libya's coast to monitor migrant trafficking routes for the French government crashed soon after takeoff from Malta's airport. The twin prop Fair child Metro liner banked to the right and slammed into the ground in a huge fireball soon after lifting off on Monday morning, according to video of the moment captured by a dashboard video cam.  

Killer Clowns

Some clowns are terrified of going out in their white greasepaint and makeup as they say they risk being arrested by police or attacked by mobs who take to the street in so-called Clown Hunts. The sinister trend, which began in America and quickly spread to Europe, sees internet pranksters wearing grotesque clown outfits terrorise passerby before posting the footage on social media.

MRSGREN

Yesterday we were all learning about MRSGREN and what it means: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion and Nutrition. These seven words tell us if something is alive.

Dinosaur Footprint Found In Gobi Desert

Dinosaur Footprint Found In Gobi Desert

Scientists from Okayama University have discovered one of the largest Dinosaur footprints ever. It is believed to belong to a Titanosaur. Measuring over a metre long, this footprint is estimated to date back around 70 Million years. The scientists say that the footprint that they had found will give them new clues about the big monsters that roamed around this millions of years ago.

Botanic Garden Exploration

Today Our whole school went on our trip to the Botanic Gardens In Manurewa. Once every class hopped off the buses, the teachers took their class to go and explore the different plants that were there. My class (Room 11) went to the Edible Garden first and we checked out some vegetables that we didn't even know about. After a 10 minute walk around the edible garden, we moved on to the Threatened Native Plants. My class just found out some plants that are almost gone because of us humans. We walked around and saw a lot of other plants that were interesting. The last spot we visited was the Rock Garden which look like a nice spot for everyone to relax at while you can look over the water to see some nice ducks swimming in the water. Once We Finished looking at that, we had to look at the Edible Garden again because of some of the attitude that was happening.

Rock Garden

Rock Garden

Tomorrow Ruapotaka school is going on a trip to the a place called the Botanic Gardens. When we get there I want to go and visit the Rock Garden because it looks like a nice calm spot for people to kick back when the sun shines. I also want to go and check out the Rock Garden because it looks nice on the photos that are on the Botanic Gardens page. When we get there I hope that we can go explore on our own as a class.